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Compare coach and train for Backwell to Cardiff
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Backwell to Cardiff among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £8. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 8m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £8, and a train costs an average of £17.
Distance: 32 km
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£17 Average Price | £9 Average Price Cheapest |
1h 38m Average total duration Fastest 1h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 5m Average total duration 1h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions |
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Travel optionsfrom Backwell to Cardiff
How to get to Cardiff from Backwell by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Backwell to Cardiff is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
20:061h03Backwell21:09Cardiff£241One-way0 changes
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20:061h03Backwell21:09Cardiff£241One-way0 changes
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17:051h07Backwell18:12Cardiff£241One-way0 changes
9:081h08Backwell10:16Cardiff£241One-way0 changes
13:071h09Backwell14:16Cardiff£241One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Backwell to Cardiff:
A coach is £9 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Backwell to Cardiff costing on average £17.
Other travel options to Cardiff take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 35m.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Backwell and Cardiff as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Bristol, Airport (BSA) and arrive in Cardiff Central (CDF).
- Coaches mostly depart from Bristol, Airport Bus Station and arrive in Cardiff, Sophia Gardens.
- Travel with National Express, First Bristol, Bath & the West to go to Cardiff by coach.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, first_great_western to go to Cardiff by train.
- 6 direct coaches per day with National Express.
- 1 direct trains per day with Great Western Railway, first_great_western.
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